Dr

Dr. Thach Thi Phola

Specialist Level II Doctor, Head of Endocrinology Department

Dr. Thach Thi Phola

Specialist Level II Doctor, Head of Endocrinology Department

Dr. Thach Thi Phola graduated from the Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy as a medical doctor in 2007. She later obtained a Specialist Level 1 in General Internal Medicine degree from the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2012. In 2020, she obtained a Specialist Level 2 degree from the Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Since 2013, Dr. Phola has been working at Hoan My Cuu Long General Hospital. She has headed the Department of Endocrinology from 2018 and recently in 2022, doubled up as the Deputy Head of General Planning Department.

Experience: 15 years

Working Experience:

  • 2007-2013: Attending Physician, Internal Medicine Department, Hoan My Cuu Long General Hospital
  • 2013-2018: Deputy Head of Cardiology Department, CCU, Cardiology Unit, Hoan My Cuu Long General Hospital
  • 2018-2022: Head of Endocrinology Department, Hoan My Cuu Long General Hospital
  • 2022-Present: Head of Endocrinology Department and Deputy Head of General Planning Department, Hoan My Cuu Long General Hospital

Education & Training:

  • 2007: Graduated from Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy as a medical doctor
  • 2012: Obtained a Specialist Level 1 in General Internal Medicine degree from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
  • 2020: Obtained a Specialist Level 2 from Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Emergency in internal medicine, Thong Nhat Hospital in collaboration with University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, 2007
  • General ultrasound, Thong Nhat Hospital, 2008
  • Endocrinology, Cho Ray Hospital, 2007 – 2008
  • International Specialized Training Education Program – Diabetes (iSTEP-D), a collaboration between Cho Ray Hospital and The Vietnamese Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology (VADE), 2015
  • Updates on knowledge (from basic to advanced) of Diabetes and heart – kidney complications, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, 2014 – 2016
  • Management of hospitals and public health institutions in Ho Chi Minh City, 2016
  • Updates on the treatment of peripheral artery disease in diabetic patients, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, 2014
  • The International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region (IDF WPR 2014), Boehringer Ingelheim, Singapore, 2014
  • Diabetes Together Conference, Bangkok (Thailand), 2015
  • Diabetes Conference in Asia-Pacific, Africa & Middle East, Seoul (Korea), 2015